013-1998 DMDEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM NO.
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
All Department Directors
Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager ~
Performance Evaluations
DATE: May 11, 1998
Effective immediately, performance evaluations must be reviewed and signed off by the
cognizant senior staff member of the employee's department, i.e., Assistant City Manager
or Executive Assistant to the City Manager, except for Directors reporting directly to me
(City Clerk, Police and Finance), before the evaluation is discussed with the employee.
All evaluators are expected to prepare intellectually honest reviews that feature judgements
which are well supported by facts. The supervisors of evaluators and the senior staff
members should assure themselves that this mandate has been satisfied before signing
off on an evaluation. To underscore the importance of this process, evaluators should be
rated on the quality and timely completion of these ratings when their own reviews are
done.
Performance evaluations are an important vehicle to communicate with staff, improve
productivity, and establish a basis for legitimate financial and professional rewards. It is
imperative that they be signed off and submitted to Human Resources on or about the
date of the employee's review. Late evaluations are a major disservice to our employees
and should not occur.
Please ensure that all evaluators are informed of this directive. Thank you for your
cooperation.
SR:lg
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Mayor and City Commissioners
Mayra Diaz-Buttacavoli, Assistant City Manager
Harry Mavrogenes, Assistant City Manager
Janet Gavarrete, Assistant City Manager
Ronnie Singer, Executive Assistant to the City Manager
Richard Bender, Executive Assistant to the City Manager/Labor Relations